Hamilton town, MA

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 7,586 ( 178 from 2010 )
Land area: 14.2 square miles
Population density: 535.1 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	7,057	93.03%	0.4%
Black:	54	0.71%	28.6%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	253	3.34%	39.8%
2+ races:	142	1.87%	86.8%
Hispanic:	69	0.91%	43.0%

Total non-White:	529	6.97%	21.7%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-31	-0.5
Change in Non-White pop.:	-147	-2.3

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
7,764
7,088	91.29%
42	0.54%
12	0.15%
420	5.41%
76	0.98%
121	1.56%
676	8.71%

2000
8,315
7,738	93.06%
25	0.30%
0	0.00%
318	3.82%
89	1.07%
145	1.74%
577	6.94%

1990
7,280
7,066	97.06%
19	0.26%
41	0.56%
111	1.52%
n/a
43	0.59%
214	2.94%

1980
6,960
6,857	98.52%
20	0.29%
0	0.00%
25	0.36%
n/a
51	0.73%
103	1.48%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-650	-7.8
99	1.2

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

672	9.2
363	5.0

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

209	3.0
111	1.6

Age, Family & Household Data for Hamilton town, MA

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
43.1
1,653	21.8%
5,933	78.2%
1,533	20.2%

2,644
2.80

2,051	77.6%
1,844	89.9%
43	2.1%
593	22.4%

2010
Number	Percent
40.8
2,105	27.1%
5,659	72.9%
940	12.1%

2,692
2.83

2,168	80.5%
1,880	86.7%
113	5.2%
524	19.5%

2000
Number	Percent
36.3
2,281	27.4%
6,034	72.6%
869	10.5%

2,668
2.87

2,152	80.7%
1,922	89.3%
76	3.5%
516	19.3%

1990
Number	Percent
35.5
1,784	24.5%
5,496	75.5%
778	10.7%

2,458
2.83

1,961	79.8%
1,775	90.5%
111	5.7%
497	20.2%

1980
Number	Percent
30.8
1,984	28.5%
4,976	71.5%
564	8.1%

2,271
3.01

1,914	84.3%
1,755	91.7%
61	3.2%
357	15.7%

2022 Housing Data for Hamilton town, MA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	88	3.3%
$10,000 to $14,999	73	2.8%
$15,000 to $19,999	98	3.7%
$20,000 to $24,999	13	0.5%
$25,000 to $29,999	8	0.3%
$30,000 to $34,999	8	0.3%
$35,000 to $39,999	84	3.2%
$40,000 to $44,999	17	0.6%
$45,000 to $49,999	68	2.6%
$50,000 to $59,999	210	7.9%
$60,000 to $74,999	121	4.6%
$75,000 to $99,999	220	8.3%
$100,000 to $124,999	208	7.9%
$125,000 to $149,999	253	9.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	398	15.1%
$200,000 or more	777	29.4%

Median Household Income	138,250
Per Capita Income	60,185

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	63	2.4%
Public Assistance	76	2.9%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	173	6.5%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	3,553	79.7%
Unemployed	32	0.7%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	3,585	80.5%
Not in Labor Force	871	19.5%

Real Unemployment Rate		20.3%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	1,532	999	60.5%
Non-Profit	159	280	36.2%
Self-Employed	322	221	59.3%

Local Government	63	198	24.1%
State Government	50	58	46.3%
Federal Government	31	20	60.8%

Total Private + Self	1,854	1,220	60.3%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	303	556	35.3%
Total	2,157	1,776	54.8%

Pct. Govt.	10.7%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	1,155	29.3%
Sales and Office Occupations	515	13.1%
Professional, Technical	1,345	34.1%
Service Occupations	454	11.5%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	32	0.8%
All others	477	12.1%

White Collar		76.4%

Industry
	Number	%
Professional, scientific, technical	796	20.2%
Health care and social assistance	602	15.3%
Educational services	518	13.1%
Manufacturing	295	7.5%
Finance and insurance	279	7.1%
Retail trade	249	6.3%
Accommodation and food services	230	5.8%
Construction	221	5.6%
Other services	145	3.7%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	110	2.8%
Information	106	2.7%
Wholesale trade	102	2.6%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	70	1.8%
Public administration	54	1.4%
Utilities	45	1.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	37	0.9%
Transportation and warehousing	36	0.9%
Real estate and rental and leasing	35	0.9%
Management	16	0.4%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	2	0.03%
Puerto Rican	24	0.32%
Cuban	35	0.46%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	8	0.11%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	8	0.11%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	196	2.58%
Taiwanese	16	0.21%
Filipino	14	0.18%
Cambodian	13	0.17%
Vietnamese	11	0.15%
Korean	3	0.04%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	6,707	93.8%
Chinese	304	4.2%
Spanish	53	0.7%
Other Indo-European	50	0.7%
French, Haitian, Cajun	18	0.3%
German, other Germanic	15	0.2%
Other	7	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Irish	2,004	26.4%
English	1,577	20.8%
Italian	953	12.6%
German	713	9.4%
Scottish	356	4.7%
French	298	3.9%
Polish	231	3.0%
American	229	3.0%
Swedish	229	3.0%
French Canadian	193	2.5%
Canadian	185	2.4%
European	148	2.0%
Dutch	118	1.6%
Portuguese	105	1.4%
Lithuanian	100	1.3%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	7,414	97.7%
Not a citizen	172	2.3%

Native	7,053	93.0%
Foreign-born	533	7.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
36	0.7%	46	0.9%	733	13.9%	908	17.2%	1,953	37.1%	1,594	30.2%
Average years of education: 15.6

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	36	0.7%
9-12 Years	46	0.9%
H.S. Grad or GED	733	13.9%
Some College	908	17.2%
Bach. Degree	1,953	37.1%
Grad Degree	1,594	30.2%
Average years of education: 15.6

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R -18	D +751	D + 11.4%
D +733
2020 vs. 2012	R -746	D +1,947	D + 40.5%
D +1,201
2020 vs. 2008	R -662	D +1,532	D + 31.4%
D +870

2016 vs. 2008	R -644	D +781	D + 20.0%
D +137
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	84%	Joe Biden (D)	3,364	67.4%	Donald Trump* (R)	1,458	29.2%	166	3.3%	4,988	-3	-18	0.14%
2016	80%	Hillary Clinton (D)	2,631	56.1%	Donald Trump (R)	1,476	31.5%	585	12.5%	4,692	-1	-14	0.14%
2012	78%	Mitt Romney (R)	2,204	49.6%	Barack Obama* (D)	2,163	48.7%	79	1.8%	4,446	12	2	0.14%
2008	82%	Barack Obama (D)	2,494	53.0%	John McCain (R)	2,120	45.1%	91	1.9%	4,705	9	-1	0.15%
2004	78%	George W. Bush* (R)	2,381	52.0%	John Kerry (D)	2,120	46.3%	74	1.6%	4,575	15	1	0.16%
2000	70%	George W. Bush (R)	2,113	50.2%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	1,751	41.6%	343	8.2%	4,207	18	2	0.16%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Hamilton town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

3,364

67.4%

Donald Trump* (R)

1,458

29.2%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

105

2.1%

Other

1.2%

TOTAL

4,988

Turnout: 84%	Diff (St): -3	Diff (US): -18

2016 President, Hamilton town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

2,631

56.1%

Donald Trump (R)

1,476

31.5%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

318

6.8%

Other

267

5.7%

TOTAL

4,692

Turnout: 80%	Diff (St): -1	Diff (US): -14

2012 President, Hamilton town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

2,163

48.7%

Mitt Romney (R)

2,204

49.6%

Other

1.8%

TOTAL

4,446

Turnout: 78%	Diff (St): 12	Diff (US): 2

2008 President, Hamilton town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

2,494

53.0%

John McCain (R)

2,120

45.1%

Other

1.9%

TOTAL

4,705

Turnout: 82%	Diff (St): 9	Diff (US): -1

2004 President, Hamilton town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

2,381

52.0%

John Kerry (D)

2,120

46.3%

Other

1.6%

TOTAL

4,575

Turnout: 78%	Diff (St): 15	Diff (US): 1

2000 President, Hamilton town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

2,113

50.2%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

1,751

41.6%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

303

7.2%

Other

1.0%

TOTAL

4,207

Turnout: 70%	Diff (St): 18	Diff (US): 2

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Hamilton town, MA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	62%	Maura Healey (D)	2,377	64.2%	Geoff Diehl (R)	1,257	33.9%	69 [+]	1.9%	3,703	-1	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Kevin Reed (Libertarian) 63 (1.7%); Other (Write-in) 6 (0.2%);
2020	S2	83%	Ed Markey* (D)	3,154	63.9%	Kevin O'Connor (R)	1,754	35.5%	28 [+]	0.6%	4,936	3	0.14%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Other (Write-in) 28 (0.6%);
2018	S1	69%	Elizabeth Warren* (D)	2,240	55.3%	Geoff Diehl (R)	1,673	41.3%	136 [+]	3.4%	4,049	5	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Shiva Ayyadurai (I) 130 (3.2%); Other (Write-in) 6 (0.1%);
2018	G	68%	Charlie Baker* (R)	3,005	74.5%	Jay Gonzalez (D)	1,015	25.2%	13 [+]	0.3%	4,033	8	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Other (Write-in) 13 (0.3%);
2014	S2	55%	Brian Herr (R)	1,611	50.8%	Ed Markey* (D)	1,555	49.0%	7 [+]	0.2%	3,173	13	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Other (Write-in) 7 (0.2%);
2014	G	57%	Charlie Baker (R)	2,009	61.5%	Martha Coakley (D)	1,127	34.5%	133 [+]	4.1%	3,269	13	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Evan Falchuk (United Independent) 81 (2.5%); Scott Lively (I) 29 (0.9%); Jeff McCormick (I) 21 (0.6%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.1%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	2,820
Median Value	$650,700

Occupied	2,644	93.8%
Vacant	176	6.2%

Owned	2,230	84.3%
Rented	414	15.7%
Median Rent	$1,469

Single-Family Units	2,429	86.1%
Detached	2,360	83.7%
Attached	69	2.4%
Buldings with 5+ Units	201	7.1%
Mobile Homes	0	0.0%

Hamilton town, MA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Hamilton town, MA

2022 Housing Data for Hamilton town, MA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Hamilton town, MA

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Hamilton town, MA

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Hamilton town, MA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Hamilton town, MA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Hamilton town, MA